Best Elementary Schools in Washington

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WCAS and SBAC test scores by the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1168)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
530585000870	411	Olympic View Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Horne Ave NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4660	609	37	16.5	46.8%	253 (41.5%)	37 (6.1%)	138 (22.7%)	59 (9.7%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.5%)	102 (16.7%)	$16,205			$716			$15,489	62.9	54.3	496	85
530910001889	412	Black Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	6345 Belmore-Black Lake Road	Olympia	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7350	397	25	16	30.0%	286 (72.0%)	4 (1.0%)	46 (11.6%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (11.6%)	$17,138			$791			$16,347	62.8	60	438	26
530267000398	413	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 Pine St.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-4700	392	24	16.1	70.9%	167 (42.6%)	16 (4.1%)	128 (32.7%)	16 (4.1%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)	51 (13.0%)	$22,080			$2,268			$19,812	62.8	65.2	371	42
530711002537	414	Rainier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W 3rd	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 446-4020	472	30	15.8	47.5%	370 (78.4%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	$14,502			$817			$13,685	62.7	61.3	420	6
530048000122	415	Clover Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	16715 36th Avenue East	Tacoma	98446	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-7800	635	38	16.5	50.7%	218 (34.3%)	64 (10.1%)	144 (22.7%)	41 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.3%)	112 (17.6%)	$18,122			$936			$17,187	62.7	64.5	376	39
530834001425	416	Stanwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10227 273rd Pl NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 629-1250	467	27	17.1	36.4%	370 (79.2%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.2%)	5 (1.1%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.1%)	$17,106			$1,203			$15,903	62.7	59.8	441	25
530588000873	417	Northport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	404 10th Street	Northport	99157	Stevens County	Northport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 732-4441	114	9	12.3	74.6%	88 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$24,277			$3,329			$20,948	62.6	75.5	268	149
530774001272	418	Big Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	16802 Lake View Blvd.	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3525	271	15	17.5	27.3%	218 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.2%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$17,937			$990			$16,947	62.5	60.3	434	16
530537000807	419	Moxee Elementary	Public	K-5	528 E. Seattle Avenue	Moxee	98936	Yakima County	East Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-7700	519	32	16.2	67.4%	139 (26.8%)	3 (0.6%)	357 (68.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	$16,907			$1,963			$14,944	62.2	59.7	448	29
530111000201	420	South Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12021 E 24th Ave	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4400	291	21	14	62.9%	221 (75.9%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	29 (10.0%)	$19,832			$3,093			$16,739	62.1	59.6	449	29

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Math, WCAS Science test scores released by the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.